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Voices of color : scenes and monologues from the Black American theatre edited by Woodie King, Jr
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks PN 2080 .V65 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Applause acting series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acting--Auditions.
- Monologues, American.
- Dialogues, American.
- American drama--African American authors.
- African Americans--Drama.
- Acting.
- Monologues.
- Dialogues.
- Genre:
- Monologues (Drama)
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Applause Books, ©1994.
- Summary:
- A collection of scenes and monologues by African American playwrights.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Woodie King, Jr.
- As long as life lasts / Claudette Alexander-Thomas
- Jack pot melting / Amiri Baraka
- A medal for Willie / William Branch
- Baccalaureate / William Branch
- The fabulous Miss Marie / Ed Bullins
- Bessie Smith speaks / China Clark
- Neffie's dance / China Clark
- Medal of honor rag / Tom Cole
- Homegirls / Karen Evans
- My girlish days / Karen Evans
- Solomon's way / J.e. Franklin
- Two mens'es daughter / J.e. Franklin
- Left shoe's buddy / J.e. Franklin
- My Mark, my name / P.J. Gibson
- Long time since yesterday / P.J. Gibson
- Walk in darkness / William Hairston
- Ameri/cain gothic / Paul Carter Harrison
- Death of boogie-woogie / Paul Carter Harrison
- Coda / Bill Harris
- Man / Laurence Holder
- Woman / Laurences Holder
- Mom's long leash / Walter Jones
- The withering rose / Walter Jones
- The commitment / Joseph Lizardi
- The block party / Joseph Lizardi
- Mutt and Jeff / Winston Lovett
- The common interest / Winston Lovett
- Rumshumkrushafu / Malik
- Denmark Vesey / Clifford Mason
- Ma Rose / Cassandra Medley
- Waking women / Cassandra Medley
- The warning: a theme for Linda / Ron Milner
- Tell Pharoah / Loften Mitchell
- Tatum family blues / Charles Michael Moore
- The hooch / Charles Michael Moore
- Forever my darlin' / Daniel Walter Owens
- Good black / Rob Penny
- The tenant / Shauneille Perry
- Titus andronicus / William Shakespeare
- Jesse and the games, Jesse Owens, Olympiad / Garland Lee Thompson
- Papa B on the D train / Garland Lee Thompson
- The ballad of the three legged man / Edgar Nkosi White.
- Local Notes:
- Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection
- Other Format:
- Online version: Voices of color.
- ISBN:
- 1557831742
- 9781557831743
- OCLC:
- 28854215
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